Dodgers-W-Astros (3-1)..Chris Taylor RBI-double….Corey Seager sacrifice fly rallied the Dodgers…and the LA bullpen gave the team 5-strong innings of relief including a 6-out save as LA tied the series (3-3) to force a 7th game on Wednesday night. Joc Pederson hit an opposite field HR in the 7th inning. Brandon Morrow came out of the bullpen to stop a rally in the 5th…then Tony Watson and Kenta Maeda pitched out of jams, leading to Jansen’s 8th and 9th inning dominance….Justin Verlander struck out 9 and limited LA to 3-hits….Houston had bases loaded…1srt and 2nd…and 1st and 3rd and could not score..

LA-Houston….Game 7-starters….Yu Darvish-vs-Lance McCullers….LA will also have starters Clayton Kershaw and Alex Wood available out of the bullpen plus the relief corps.

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(MLB)

Yankees…Outgoing manager Joe Girardi says he’d like to work in TV next season rather than front office job….No managerial jobs open.

Dodgers…Rick Honeycutt likely leaving Dodgers pitching coach job.

Tigers..Hire Rick Anderson-Joe Vavra as coaches on Ron Gardenhire staff…both were with him with Minnesota.

Patriots-49ers…New England ships QB-Jim Garoppolo to San Francisco for high 2nd round draft pick….Coach Bill Belicheck says ‘club could not sustain’ Garoppolo contract for 2018…he was walk-free agent…club could not franchise tag him at 22M….Had turned down 3-contract offer extensions…wanted to be a starter.

Aztecs…Coach Rocky Long-press conference…
..Team had best week of practice last week…more focused after 2-losses……
..Played complete game at Hawaii….
..Confidence level of OL has returned
..Wants hard practices for competition
..Players can lose starting job in practice
..Not interested in being nice people-it’s about being good.
..Not surprised Colorado State-Fresno State lost
..Have to be ‘razor sharp’ to win on Saturdays
..98% of teams in country could lose on any Saturday

College Football Playoff Poll…1st poll release
..1-Georgia-based on wins over 2-ranked teams
..2-Alabama-has not played any ranked teams
..3-Notre Dame
..4-Clemson
..5-Oklahoma-based on early win over Ohio State
..6-Ohio State…6-wins in row and win over Penn State..